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The tweet by Mr Marsh, paramedic operational manager, read: "Off to check on one of my team who got bitten by a patient yesterday!! Yes bitten. Broke the skin, antibiotics and all sorts... it gets worse and worse.

In response, another paramedic Mike Duggan tweeted: "What the actual hell is wrong with people? Is it time that we carry protective spray or defensive weapons when we are continually at risk? #protecttheprotectors."